Plovers (Charadriidae)
Diademed Plover (Phegornis mitchellii) - HBW 3, p. 441
French: Pluvier des Andes
German: Diademregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Cordillerano
Other common names: (Diademed) Sandpiper-plover, Mitchell's Plover
Taxonomy: Leptopus (Leptodactylus) Mitchellii Fraser, 1845, Chile, probably in the province of Colchagua.
Affinities obscure. Monotypic.
Distribution: Andes from NC Peru through N Chile and W Bolivia to SC Chile and SC Argentina.
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A bird drinking water. Locality Marcapomacocha, Junín Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 11 November 2012 19 weeks ago 21 sec 4.9 -
A closeup from a bird foraging in a puddle. Locality Marcapomacocha, Junín Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 11 November 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 56 sec 4.8 -
bird looking around and later eating Locality Ticlio Pass, Lima Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 11 November 2012 11 weeks ago 51 sec 4.5 -
front and side view moving in bog Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 4.5 -
An adult feeding in a stream Locality El Yeso, Chile (Monotypic species)
Inao Vásquez 2 December 2010 2 years ago 49 sec 4.5 -
looking around Locality Ticlio Pass, Lima Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 11 November 2012 11 weeks ago 37 sec 4.2
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Adult watching is territory
Locality Marcapomacocha, Junín Department, Peru
Dubi Shapiro 18 October 2011 1 year ago 4.8 -
An adult feeding in a stream
Locality El Yeso, Chile (Monotypic species)
Inao Vásquez 2 December 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
Diademed Plover.
Locality Laguna Brava Reserve, La Rioja Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 8 February 2009 4 years ago 4.3 -
A nesting bird with 2 chicks
Locality El Yeso, Chile (Monotypic species)
Niels Poul Dreyer 18 November 2008 3 years ago 4.1 -
A juvenile bird standing on the water.
Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 1 March 2003 44 weeks ago 4 -
An adult bird.
Locality El Yeso, Chile (Monotypic species)
Gonzalo Gonzalez C 10 February 2012 44 weeks ago 4
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